drinking and playing cards. Atchmianov tells Laevsky to follow him to meet someone about "very important business." He leads Laevsky to the room where Kirilin and Nadya are having sex. Laevsky goes home even more upset about Nadya than about the duel. Laevsky is still upset the morning of the duel. Their friends try to talk them into forgiving each other, and Laevsky agrees and apologizes, but Von Koren, despite their entreaties, insists on going through. Laevsky's hands shake, and he deliberately fires into the air. Von Koren, who is a practiced pistol shot, takes aim at Laevsky's head. Meanwhile, the Russian Orthodox deacon, who has been hurrying to the scene, appears over a hill and shouts. Von Koren fires and misses Laevsky. They go home, and Laevsky finally recovers. He falls in love with Nadya again. Three weeks later, they have been married, and Laevsky is transformed. He is working hard to pay off his debts. Von Koren is finally leaving. He is amazed at Laevsky's transformation, and says that if Laevsky had been like this originally, they could have been good friends. He stops by Laevsky's house before he leaves. Laevsky and Nadya greet him warmly, he shakes hands, and they say emotional goodbyes. Cast Andrew Scott as Laevsky Fiona Glascott as Nadya Tobias Menzies as Von Koren Niall Buggy as Samoylenko Rik Makarem as Atchmianov Nicholas Rowe as Sheshkovsky Michelle Fairley as Marya Simon Trinder as Postal Superintendent Debbie Chazen as Olga Graham Turner as Atchmianov Senior Jeremy Swift as Deacon Reception Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 81% based on 26 reviews, with an average rating of 7 out of 10. Metacritic gives the film a score of 75% based on reviews from 16 critics. Notes External links Official site 2010 films 2010 drama films 2010s American films 2010s English-language films American drama films Films about duels Films based on works by Anton Chekhov Films directed by Dover Kosashvili Films shot in Croatia Black Sea in fiction